Author: Jeff Zillgitt, USA TODAY

The Lakers got little from players not named LeBron James as they missed an opportunity to go up 2-0 on a Grizzlies team missing Ja Morant.

Negligent. Senseless. Knicks coach Tom Thibodeau risked injury to his star players by leaving them on the court at end of NBA playoff blowout loss.

Three factors influenced the decision to suspend Golden State’s Draymond Green, but on-court punishment for Sacramento’s Domantas Sabonis was enough.

The NBA suspended Draymond Green one game for stomping on the chest of Kings big man Domantas Sabonis during Game 2 of their playoff series.

With the game on the line, Sacramento wanted the ball in De’Aaron Fox’s hands. The guard makes big-time shots in crunch time.

Jaren Jackson Jr. was a shot-blocking, shot-altering, rim-protecting force for the Grizzlies. The All-Star, 23, won the award for the first time.

Milwaukee, Phoenix, Cleveland and Memphis all lost Game 1s as the higher seed in the first round of the NBA playoffs. Which teams are in trouble?

Austin Reaves scored 23 points and was instrumental down the stretch as the Lakers beat the Grizzlies in Game 1. What is his background?

The Lakers’ Game 1 win changed the tenor of this series. If Ja Morant’s injured right hand continues to bother him, the Grizzlies are in trouble.